CARES Act Section 18004(e) Report

Report 6

Oregon Coast Community College (as part of the Portland Community College allocation) College Emergency CARES ACT Section 18004(e) Forty-Five Day Report to the Secretary of Education, October 7, 2020

Acknowledgement that the institution signed and returned to the Department the Certification and Agreement and the assurance that the institution has used, or intends to use, no less than 50 percent of the funds received under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students.

A Portland Community College representative signed the “Recipient’s Funding Certification and Agreement, Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act” on April 15, 2020. The agreement assures that the institution intends to use, no less than 50 percent of the funds received under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students.

Portland Community College received $6,269,372 from the U.S. Department of Education for the purpose of making Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students.  Of this amount, PCC President Mark Mitsui and OCCC President Birgitte Ryslinge signed an agreement May 12, 2020 to provide Oregon Coast Community College $91,575 of these funds for the purpose of making Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students attending classes at Oregon Coast Community College.

The total amount of Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act as of the date of submission (i.e., as of the 30-day Report and every 45 days thereafter).

As of January 5, 2021 Oregon Coast Community College distributed $53,939.50 Emergency Financial Aid Grant distributions to students

The estimated total number of students at the institution eligible to participate in programs under Section 484 in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and thus eligible to receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act.

The estimated total number of Oregon Coast Community College students eligible to receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act is 214.

The total number of students who have received an Emergency Financial Aid Grant to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act.

As of January 5, 2021, Oregon Coast Community College distributed any Emergency Financial Aid Grant distributions to 214 students.